Baccarat is a popular card game often played in casinos. The game involves comparing cards between two hands: the player and the banker. Each hand receives two or three cards, and the goal is to have a total closest to nine. Cards from 2 to 9 are worth their face value, aces count as one, and tens and face cards are worth zero. If the total exceeds nine, only the last digit is considered. For example, a hand with a 7 and an 8 totals 15, but the score is 5. 
The rules for drawing a third card are specific. If either the player or banker has a total of 8 or 9 from the first two cards, it is called a natural, and no more cards are drawn. Otherwise, the player may draw a third card based on their total. The banker\“s decision to draw a third card depends on the player\“s third card and their own total. Bets can be placed on the player, banker, or a tie. The banker bet usually has a commission, while the tie bet offers higher payouts but is less common. |
